Manifold Manifolds

A gay math blog, in which our protagonist waxes poetic about things and stuff; occasionally also cute gay shitposting and social justice.

[doggosource]

peekaboo

[museifushindoushugi]

it’s dangerous to go alone. take this

[romy7]

thanks

[la-laborista-republiko]

[ood-archive]

BIG PHOTOSETS FOREVER FOR THEY ARE MUCH HARDER TO IGNORE / a lot of these don’t have hi-res versions available, but i still want to post them

[fromonesurvivortoanother]

This was not an exaggeration. The government ignored the issue of HIV/AIDS for years before anything was done. Gay and Queer communities had to form their own clinics because no government agencies cared for them. Back then, being diagnosed was equivalent to a death sentence or extreme debt and poor quality of life/a significantly shortened lifespan.

Things got so desperate that people literally had “Die-Ins”— in contemporary usage this refers to masses of people simulating death in order to protest something (like the War in Iraq). In this case, however, fatally sick people would literally lie down in public places and protest with what little energy they had left until they died. There is some footage of a church Die-In in the documentary Beyond Stonewall.  The middle image here of that person’s jacket is not an extreme political statement; it’s what people had to do because they had no other options.

[verbalprivilege]

wow.

[hoaxzine]

never forget

[bonefromthevoid]

queer politics aren’t all hrc t-shirts and shiny lobbying. So many people have already forgotten this extremely recent history.

[queenitsy]

And this is still not over. HIV rates in the US are going up among young, gay men of color — almost half are expected to be infected within their lifetime at this point — and there isn’t even solid data on HIV in the trans community, but it’s off the scales, percentage-wise. 

I can not say this enough: HIV is an intersectional issue. It became a pandemic because it hit at the intersection of homophobia and racism, because it affects the poorest, most vulnerable people. It plays into our culture’s fucked up issues around sex and drugs.

And the kicker is, while there’s no cure, there are incredibly effective HIV medications. People living with HIV who have access to good healthcare and medications have the same expected lifespan as people who aren’t infected. And with proper care and treatment, the amount of virus in a person’s bloods and semen drops to nearly none and because of that, people become significantly less likely to infect others, even if they have unprotected sex.

This is why health care reform matters. This is why sex education and access to reproductive health services matter. Without them, people die.

(General note, I work in HIV education and am always happy to answer HIV-related questions people might have if I’m able. My ask box is always open and anon is on like 95% of the time.)

[catchymemes]

[cuddlycnidarian]

😂

[kingjaffejoffer]

[1dietcokeinacan]

He’s so flappy…….this made me cry

[everythingfox]

[everythingfox]

Why have you betrayed me like this…

[everythingfox]

[cuddlycnidarian]

[cuddlycnidarian]

[cosed]

one day i will. then you’ll see. you will all fucking see

[cosed]

this is the funniest reply everyone else go home

[inquisitorpsyduck]

Bots/hackers are using hacked “inactive” twitter accounts now

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

[m--ood-deactivated20181217]

Otter teaches human how to pet him.

[threesideddream]

me asking for attention and affection

[note-a-bear]

I just lost my entire shit

[keeper-of-the-flames]

@thefingerfuckingfemalefury

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

“Hooman????

This

THIS A GOOD PET

Okay?

Pet like this”

[lunarriviera]

okay but the  s q u e a k i n g

[cuddlycnidarian]

This is the cutest thing! D: ❤️

[cuddlycnidarian]

Why are tumblr ads such low-hanging fruit?

[cuddlycnidarian]

I found something glorious on twitter and had to share it with y’all...

[cuddlycnidarian]

*screaming* 😂

A friend of mine posted this on facebook and gave me permission to screenshot and share it here.

[cuddlycnidarian]

Facebook, what are you trying to sell me?

[cuddlycnidarian]

So I decided to meme Ted Cruz...

[crockpotcauldron]

Boring old werewolf instincts:

Sexual jealousy

Constant aggression

Rigid hierarchy

Must win sports

Homophobia And Sexism Is Normal™

Eat people

Cool new werewolf instincts:

There is no five second rule

Corvids are friends

Hang out as a pack

Karaoke

Gotta pee

[mckeelix]

Also consider:

Separation anxiety

Unconditional love and loyalty

Being able to sleep in almost any situation or position

Irresistible urge to chase squirrels and rabbits

Hating the vacuum cleaner

Wanting to do everything with friends

Loudly and repeatedly announcing to housemates that someone is at the door

Long, shouted conversations to other werewolves across the neighborhood (bonus points at 2am)

Taking advantage of any and all free food

Werewolf-vampire solidarity

Fighting any animal that trespasses into the backyard

Boundless energy

Too much energy

Eating out of the trash if it smells tasty

Being bad at sports because you don’t want to let anyone else take the ball from you. Then destroying the ball in front of everyone because you want to make a point

Trying to fight things 10x your size like a fucking idiot

Being unable to hold a grudge for more than a few hours

Trying to make people feel bad for you over mundane things that aren’t actually that bad. And somehow succeeding.

Snoring

Needing to try a bit of your friends’ food, even if you’ve tried it 5645674 times before and have never once liked it

Getting way too friendly with random strangers

Being in a love-hate relationship with water

Digging. For no reason.

Thinking you’re a badass despite being a hyperactive ball of emotions and hedonism

Loud sobbing while pressing yourself up against the sliding glass door at your friends who locked you out because they were tired of your bullshit and wanted some goddamn peace and quiet

[probablyromanrpgideas]

@probablywerewolfrpgideas